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Deputy Chief Bernie Escalante has been appointed to serve as the Interim Chief of the Santa Cruz Police Department, effective Oct. 30.
Albaro Amaral Montalvo Jr. killed a man, then shot two female witnesses last year, prosecutors said.
Mills has served as police chief in Santa Cruz since 2017 and will begin a new job in November. What to know.
Power outages continued to affect Santa Cruz Co. after a blustery Monday that toppled power lines and prompted outages across the Bay Area.
Ghost guns, 33 grams of cocaine and 16 grams of methamphetamine were among the items police said they seized over the weekend.
A makeshift pipe bomb exploded at a local public school Saturday evening, prompting a response from the sheriff's bomb squad, police said.
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He was the third person to be swept to sea in Santa Cruz County in about a week.
Driver Alexander Wells was arrested and in possession of a loaded shotgun, police said.
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Child Passenger Safety Week ends Saturday.
The militia group admitted to destroying records after the man accused of killing a Santa Cruz Co deputy allegedly killed a federal officer.
As wildfires and natural disasters become increasingly common, officials urge Santa Cruz residents to "know your zone."
A surfer rescued the trio after their car drove off a cliff and into the waters of Sunny Cove Beach.
This marks the third time a person was reported missing in Davenport-area waters in the past week.
The driver was finally stopped in Oakland, CHP said.
Officials believe there may be a criminal element to the investigation. A surfer rescued the trio.
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Two drownings were reported near the same area, three days apart, and officials are investigating the possibility of a third near Mavericks.
The man was found Tuesday evening after he was swept off of the rocks at Panther State Beach.
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This is the second time in three days a person was swept to sea in the area.
Search efforts remain ongoing, the Santa Cruz Fire Department said. See photos of rescue efforts.
Police shut down streets in a residential neighborhood Monday afternoon at the request of the U.S. Marshals Service. What we know.
A man is expected to be OK after his assailant approached him and slashed his neck, the sheriff's office said.
The driver's passenger was also arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine, police said.
Santa Cruz residents are asked to reduce power for five hours Thursday night. Get the details.
Burning permits remain suspended. What to know.
He was stranded in Greyhound Rock County Park.
Firefighters were stretched thin battling major wildfires in California and called for a stop to campfires, warming fires and other blazes.
PG&E said, "Scammers have become increasingly deceptive" amid the pandemic — 2,700 attempts have been reported since June. What to know.
Chief Andrew Mills has spent nearly four decades in law enforcement, including four years in Santa Cruz.
Police said they found the men heading into a nearby car.
Blame it on the pandemic. Coyotes have gotten used to traipsing about an empty campus, police said.
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Extra officers will be hitting the streets, looking for intoxicated or dangerous drivers through Labor Day weekend.
Santa Cruz saw several ATM burglaries in recent days, police said.
Record-breaking storms in 2017 rendered some roads unusable to this day.